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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Helga go on the night Gallimard went to the opera house?
(a) A martial arts demonstration.
(b) An ambassador's party.
(c) The American embassy..
(d) The Opera House.

2. What does Marc compare a pool full of naked women to?
(a) A scandal waiting to happen.
(b) A fish pond.
(c) A grab bag.
(d) A barrel of monkeys.

3. What kind of woman did Gallimard marry?
(a) A quiet woman.
(b) An heiress.
(c) An older woman.
(d) A sweet woman.

4. Who is in the framed picture that Gallimard picks up?
(a) Song.
(b) Song's grandfather.
(c) Song's son.
(d) Song's father

5. What is the setting of Scene 12?
(a) The American embassy.
(b) Song's flat.
(c) The streets of Beijing.
(d) Ambassador Toulon's residence.

Short Answer Questions

1. By whom does Gallimard believe he has been loved?

2. Who is Gallimard used to seeing play the lead in Madame Butterfly?

3. What song from Madame Butterfly underscores the scene in which Gallimard is reading Song's letters?

4. In Gallimard's fantasy, who plays Pinkerton?

5. From what location is Gallimard narrating his story?

(see the answer key)

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